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And don’t forget about the buttons. The store’s most peculiar — and comprehensive — display features Obama buttons covering just about every single demographic known to man.

Kayakers for Obama. Newlyweds for Obama. Lab techs for Obama. Painters for Obama. Trainers for Obama. Beach bums for Obama. Small-Business Owners for Obama. Even Righties for Obama (the penmanship kind, though, not the political ideology kind).

“He’s good business,” said Cameron French, a spokesperson for the Presidential Inaugural Committee who spent the 2012 campaign as a campaign spokesperson in North Carolina. Bo’s popularity would explain why Bo T-shirts litter the store’s window display.

“It definitely gets people’s attention as you’re walking by because it’s not everyday you can walk past a store in D.C. and see a great shirt for Bo, the first dog,” said French, who also drew our attention to the “Bo buttons that everybody loves a lot. Those are very popular.”

For those looking to shell out a bit more dough, higher-price items include wine and beer glasses, cuff links, ceramic plates and, for a modest $7,500, a full medallion set.

Perhaps the best bet, however, is to simply grab one of the store’s throw blankets which, for $165 could come in handy on a cold Inauguration Day.